Initiatives

Eligibility: The applicant Organization should, in order to qualify for grant, have a properly constituted managing body or governing body or governing council with its powers, duties and responsibilities clearly defined and laid down in the form of written constitution. It should have facilities, resources, personnel and experience to take ...

Objective: India has a vast basket of living and diverse cultural traditions, traditional expressions, intangible cultural heritage comprising masterpieces which need institutional support and encouragement with a view to addressing areas critical for the survival and propagation of these forms of cultural heritage. Though, such preservation efforts are being carried ...

As a part of the 14-point museum reform agenda undertaken by the Ministry of Culture special focus has to be given to the area of digitized documentation of the antiquities in the museums in various parts of the country. With a view to modernizing the collections management system of museums ...

Objective: The Scheme has been introduced in order to invigorate and revitalise the various institutions under the Ministry of Culture (MoC) and other identified cultural institutions in the country, by encouraging scholars/ academicians to affiliate themselves with these institutions to work on projects of mutual interest. With a view to ...

The Scheme covers all ‘not-for-profit’ organizations, NGOs, Societies, Trusts, Universities and individual for supporting the Seminars, Conference, Research, Workshops, Festivals, Exhibitions, Symposia, Production of Dance, Drama-Theatre, Music etc. and small research projects on different aspects of Indian Culture. The scheme will, however, not be applicable to such organizations or institutions ...

A science centre provides an experiment based learning ambience to inculcate a spirit of inquiry, foster creative talent and create scientific temper in the community as a whole. It is characterised by its two-pronged channel of communication – exhibits and activities. While the exhibits, both indoor and outdoor, are mostly ...

A Science City shall be conceptually similar to a Science Centre. However, it will belarger in dimension with a focus in frontier areas of Science and Technology and edutainment shall be financially self sustainable. It shall be conceptualized in such a manner that it is attractive and useful to students, ...

Objective: The objective of the scheme is to promote, protect and preserve the cultural heritage of the Himalayan region spreading in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh through research, documentation, dissemination, etc. Criteria for Grants: The voluntary organization should be registered as a society under the ...

Objectives: A review of Government efforts in the fields of creative arts revealed that while academicians, scientists had scope for independent work both in an institutional frame-work through fellowships instituted by the University Grants Commission, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, there was no scheme which provides similar facilities and ...

This Scheme seeks to give assistance to young artistes of outstanding promise for advanced training within India in the field of Indian Classical Music, Indian Classical Dance, Theatre, Mime, Visual art, Folk, Traditional and Indigenous Arts and Light Classical Music. Total Number of Scholarships: 400 Subjects/Fields in which Scholarships can ...